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The Eucalyptus, Melaleuca and Callistemon appear to afford the 

 principal food for the Pergce. 



The habits of the Saw-flies are so well described by Latreille, 

 Leach, and others, that it is quite unnecessary for us to make fur- 

 ther comments ; and it has been to the larvae of a species which 

 may be considered the type of the genus, that we have principally 

 devoted our attention in this short sketch. 



The Tenthredinetce are represented by numerous examples in this 

 colony, and are well deserving of a memoir devoted exclusively to 

 their family, as many others, in addition to the Pergce, may be 

 found worthy of being formed into separate and distinct genera. 



The following list of additions to the Society's Menagerie by pre- 

 sentation and purchase during the month of May was read : — 



1 Axis Deer 



Axis maculata 



Presented by Richard Ans- 



dell, Esq. 

 Presented by T. W. Foster, 



Esq. 

 Purchased. 

 Presented by Dr. Bennett, 



F.Z.S. 

 Presented by T. F. Pinto, 



Esq. 

 Presented. 

 Presented by Captain R. 



Hughes. 

 Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Purchased. 

 Presented by B. J. Angell, 



Esq. 

 Presented by R.- F. Bur- 

 ton, Esq., F.R.G.S. 

 Presented by G. Furness, 



Esq. 

 Presented by Geo. Moss, 



Esq. 

 Purchased. 

 Presented by Rev. R. T. 



Lowe, Corr. Memb. 

 Presented by Sir D. Baird. 

 Presented by Dr. Bennett, 



Corr. Memb. 

 Presented. 



1 Gannet 



Sula bassana 



1 Australian Thick-knee 



2 Mooruks 



(Edicnemus ausfralis 







Hippocampus brevirosiris. . . 

 Lacefta viridis 



15 Green Lizards 



1 African Civet 



Viverra civetla 



Petrogale penicillata 



Bufeo tachardus 





2 Tachard Buzzards ... 

 1 Red-capped Parrakeet 



1 Love Parrakeet 



5 Wax-wings 









1 Grivet Monkey 



1 Barred Ichneumon ... 

 1 Boa 



Cercopithecus engythithia. , . 





2 Chinese Pheasants ... 



2 Pr. Albert's Curassow 



8 Water Tortoises 



4 Land Tortoises 







Emys ' 1 



Testudo ? J 



Paradoxurus typus 



1 Paradoxure 



1 Flying Phalanger 



1 Capuchin Monkey ... 



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Celus ? 



Of these, the Hippocampus brevirosiris, Buteo tachardus, and 

 Belideus fiaviveniris were stated to be exhibited for the first time. 



